The Ukrainian director, screenwriter, theater and film actor A. Ignatusha gained wide popularity due to the role of the precinct in the TV show "Matchmakers". Today he deservedly enjoys the love of the viewer. Alexander Ignatusha continues to act in television films, plays in the theater, and also performs songs of his own composition. He recently released the White Wolf music album.
Biography
The actor was born in Kiev on November 3, 1955. He was brought up in an ordinary family. The mother of Alexander Fedorovich, Catherine Boyko-Ignatush, was a creative person. Therefore, it is not surprising that the boy was brought up in an atmosphere of love for music and poetry. By the way, Alexander Ignatusha recently published a collection of poems by his mother. In 1976, he graduated from the Leonid Oleinik course at the Kiev National University of Theater, Film and Television named after I.K. Karpenko-Kary. And in 1984 he studied at the Higher Courses of scriptwriters and directors in the workshop of Eldar Ryazanov.
Creative way
In the course work of the young director called “Visit”, such outstanding Soviet actors as Alexander Filipenko and Nina Ruslanova were shot. Then the films “Ordan” and “Flowering of the Kulbaba” were shot. Alexander Ignatusha tried his hand at creating documentaries. However, the nineties were not the best time for Ukrainian cinema, and the director decided to try his luck in the United States. The filming of a documentary dedicated to the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church lasted about three years. They were held both in Ukraine and in the USA. But the movie never came out. Alexander Fedorovich says that the businessman did not work out of him. In addition, the rights to the picture were disputed by American colleagues, but I did not want to get involved in legal costs. But the stay in the United States did not pass for Ignatushi in vain. He completed an internship at the Broadway Theater La Mama, where he studied the basics of staging a musical.
Theatre
Cinema is not the only creative field, first of all Ignatusha Alexander is an actor in the theater. From 1978 to 1982 he served at the Lesya Ukrainka Kiev Academic Theater. His work as Julius from the musical The Tale of Monica was praised by critics and spectators. And fans of the classics, he is likely to be remembered in the role of Petya Trofimov ("Cherry Orchard"). From 1995 to 1998, Alexander Ignatusha taught the basics of stage art and direction at Mikhail Poplavsky University and the Kiev Theater Institute. He was also the artistic director at the Kiev Experimental Theater. At the moment, the actor can be seen on the stages of many Kiev theaters. He is busy staging his own performances and participates in the entreprise of Evgeny Paperny.
Filmography of Alexander Ignatushi
While still a student of KNUKIT, Sasha began acting in films. He played one of the leading roles in the comedy film of Alexander Pavlovsky "Ar-hi-me-dy." Then followed the work in such paintings as:
- “A gift of fate” (driver Jura).
- “For everything is responsible” (Zhora).
- “Brides” (Vladimir Lyalin).
- “Golden shoes” (Ivan).
- "Yaroslav the Wise" (Lubomyr).
- “Miracles in the Garbuzyans” (Peter).
- "Come in, the afflicted!" (Leonid).
- The Bodyguard (Glebov).
- “Escape from a new life” (Nikita).
However, the actor gained wide popularity due to his participation in the following television projects: “Matchmakers”, “Mityai Tales”, “Cops. Secrets of the big city ”,“ Neighbors ”,“ Dark labyrinths of the past ”,“ Relatives ”,“ Brother for brother ”,“ Swallow’s nest ”,“ So far, so close ”,“ Dog ”,“ Bad neighbor ”,“ Know me if you can "," Servant of the people "," Forgotten woman "and" Mistress ".
Alexander Fedorovich does not forget about his directorial work. In 2012, he shot the melodrama "Mom, I love the pilot", which was liked by lovers of this genre. Now, in cooperation with the Inter TV channel, he is busy with the implementation of a new project in which he will become not only a director, but also a screenwriter.